SleepingPillsBobwashavingtroublegettingtosleepatnight.Hewenttoseehisdoctor,whoprescribedsomeextra-strongsleepingpills.SundaynightBobtookthepills,sleptwellandwasawakebeforeheheardthealarm.Hetookhistimegettingtotheoffice,strolledinandsaidtohisboss:"Ididn'thaveabitoftroublegettingupthismorning.""That'sfine,"roaredtheboss,"but
BugsBunny:ArguablythemostpopularandenduringoftheWarnerBros.cartooncharacters,BugsBunnyappearedinwellover150cartoons.Bugs'firstofficialcartoonwas1940's"AWildHare",directedbyTexAvery,butaprecursortohimappearedinseveralcartoonspriortothat,directedbyBen"Bugs"HardawayandChuckJones.Generallyassociatedwith"rabbit"hunterElmerFudd,Bugsal
TheLazySpinningWomanJacobandWilhelmGrimmAmanandawomanlivedinavillage.Thewomanwassolazythatsheneverwantedtodoanywork.Sheneverfinishedwhatthemangavehertospin,andwhatshedidspinshedidnotwindontoareel,butleftittangledonthebobbin.Ifthemanscoldedher,shealwayshadaquicktongue,andwouldsay,"Well,howcanIwinditup?Ido
AGreektoRememberDiogeneswasafamousGreekphilosopherofthefourthcenturyB.C.,whoestablishedthephilosophyofcynicism.Heoftenwalkedaboutinthedaytimeholdingalightedlantern,peeringaroundasifhewerelookingforsomething.Whenauestionedabouthisoddbehavior,hewouldreply,'Iamsearchingforanhonestman.'Diogenesheldthatthegoodmanwasself-sufficientanddi
TheBlacksmithAndDogThosewhowillnotworkdeservetostarve.ABlacksmithhadalittleDog,whichusedtosleepwhenhismasterwasatwork,butwasverywideawakeindeedwhenitwastimeformeals.Onedayhismasterpretendedtobedisgustedatthis,andthenhehadthrownhimaboneasusual,hesaid,“Whatonearthisthegoodofalazycurlikeyou?”WhenIamhammeringawayatm
Oneday,Dora’smothergaveheracoin,Itwasabitdirty,soDorawashedit.ThenitstartedtalkingtoDora.TodayItalkedtoacoin,Whenitwasmade,itwasniceandclean.Peopletookthecointoabank.Itstayedthereforafewdays.Apersonatthebankgavethebankgavethecointoaman.Mymotherwenttobuysomecakefromtheman’sshop.Themangavethecointoheraspartofher
Onemorningafoxsawacock.Hethought,"Thisismybreakfast.''Hecameuptothecockandsaid,"Iknowyoucansingverywell.Canyousingforme?''Thecockwasglad.Hecloseshiseyesandbegantosing.Thefoxsawthatandcaughthiminhismouthandcarriedhimaway.Thepeopleinthefieldsawthefox.Theycried,"Look,look!Thefoxiscarryingthecockaway.''Thecocks
PluggingOne’sEarsWhileStealingaBellOnceuponatime,therewasamanwhowantedtostealhisneighbor’sdoorbell.However,heknewclearlythatthebellwouldringandcatchtheotherpeople’sattentionaslongashetouchedthebell.Sohethoughthardandsuddenlyhitonaclever“idea”.Hepluggedhisearswithsomething,thinkingthateverythingwouldgowellwhenhestoletheb
AFOXonedayfellintoadeepwellandcouldfindnomeansofescape.AGoat,overcomewiththirst,cametothesamewell,andseeingtheFox,inquiredifthewaterwasgood.Concealinghissadplightunderamerryguise,theFoxindulgedinalavishpraiseofthewater,sayingitwasexcellentbeyondmeasure,andencouraginghimtodescend.TheGoat,mindfulonlyofhisthirst,thoughtlesslyjump
MrsTurnerlivesinasmalltown.Herhusbanddiedinatrafficaccidentandleftherlittlemoney.Shewashungryandlivedacoldroominwinter.Ashopkeeperhadpityonherandtoldhertocookforhim.Hepayshersomemoneyandshedoesn’tworryaboutfoodorclothesanylonger.Thewomanisoftenreadytohelpothers.Shedoesherbesttogivesomethingtothepoorpersons.Sometimesshew
IOweYouforaFloatMrSmithworkedinapostofficeandthreeyearsago,whenhewassixty,heretired.Nowheandhiswifestayathomeandhischildrenworkinanothercity.Theoldwomandoesallhouseworkandhehasnothingtodoathome.Helikesneitherreadingnorwatchinggames.Atfirsthedidn’tknowhowtospendthesparetime.MrHuntwhowastwoyearsolderthanhimaskedhimtogo
Painstakingpainterwashiredtopaintawallofthepalace.Apanelwouldjudgehispaintingaweeklater.Beforework,thepainterhadcollectedmanypamphletsaboutthepalace.Henoticedthatthepalace’sceilinghadacarvedpanel.Hedrewadraftonapadthenbeganhisformalwork.Hisassistantfollowedhim,carryingapaintpailandapan.Thepainterworkedsofastthathisassistanthardl
Afarmercan’treadorwrite.Onedayheasksamantowritealetterforhim.Hewantstopostthelettertohisuncle.“Ican’twriteyouletter,”saystheman,“BecauseIhaveabadleg.”“Sir,”saysthefarmer,“Iknow,butIcan’tseewhatabadleghastodowithwritingaletter.”“Ithasmuchtodowithit,”saystheman,“becauseIcan’twalksofarandreadthe
Samisalittlefish.Helivesinthesea.Heisverylonely.Hewantstohaveafriend.Thefriendlookslikehim.Samseesaninkfish.Theinkfishhaseightlegs.Hedoesn’tlooklikeSam.SoSamgoesaway.xiao84.comSammeetsashark.Hewantstosayhellototheshark.Thesharkopenshisbigmouth.Samrunsawayquickly.Samistiredandhungry.Hewantstohavearest.Thenheseesaround
AlthoughRahmstartedoutasthequietchild,therootsofhisassertiveness,tenacity,beliefsandevenstyleareeasytofind.Athome,asthemiddlechild,hewasthepolitician.Outsidehewasnotoriousinchallengingauthority.Inanargumentwiththefatherofagoodschoolfriendhesaid“Fuckyou,UncleBill”,andthenlaunchedintoatiradeabouthowthemanwasanArchieBunker—at
Theyalsoformedstrategiesforhowtoappeasetheirmother’stempestuousmoods.Herlifewasalwaysdestinedtobehard—herfathermadehergivethemoneyshesavedupforuniversitytoherbrotherSheldon.ItwasMarshaEmanuel’sblessingandherburdentofindherselfbringingupthreetigercubs.Herinfluencewasdeeplypervasive,though,anditnowseemsinevitablethattheEmanuelswer
Flopsy,Mopsy,andCotton-tail,whoweregoodlittlebunnies,wentdownthelanetogatherblackberries:佛羅普塞、莫普塞和庫特泰爾都是懂事又聽話的好孩子,他們四個手拉著手一起到小路下面去撿黑莓。ButPeter,whowasverynaughty,ranstraightawaytoMr.McGregor'sgarden,andsqueezedunderthegate!但是,彼得卻沒聽媽媽的話。他太淘氣了,
OnceuponatimetherewerefourlittleRabbits,andtheirnameswere—Flopsy,Mopsy,Cotton-tail,andPeter.很久以前,有四只可愛的小兔子,他們的名字分別叫佛羅普塞、莫普塞、庫特泰爾和彼得。TheylivedwiththeirMotherinasand-bank,underneaththerootofaverybigfir-tree.他們和他們的媽媽一起,住在一棵大樅樹樹根下面的一個沙洞里。
Oncetherewasalittleboywhohadabadtemper.Hisfathergavehimabagofnailsandtoldhimthateverytimehelosthistemper,hemusthammeranailintothefence.從前,有一個小男孩,他的脾氣很壞。他的父親送給他一袋釘子。告訴他說,他每發一次火,就必須將一顆釘子釘在柵欄上。Thefirstdaytheboyhammered37nailsintothefence.Overthe
Goodnews:Twoboyswentoutclimbingtrees.好消息:兩名男童出去爬樹。Badnews:woneofthemfellout.壞消息:其中有一人摔下來了。Goodnews:Therewasahammockbeneathhim.好消息:他下面有一個吊床。Badnews:Therewasarakebesidethehammock.壞消息:吊床旁邊有一個耙子。Goodnews:Hemissedtherake.好消息:他和耙子擦肩而過。Badnews